BY DAYO ADESULU

Pearson, in collaboration with the Lagos Eko Secondary Education Project, is supporting the professional development of Lagos State secondary school teachers through hands-on-training and field observations.

According to Pearson Nigeria’s Managing Director, Muhtar Bakare, the programme is designed to support Lagos EKO Project in improving learning outcomes in secondary schools by enhancing teacher performance, raising teachers’ confidence, competency, and fostering increased and ongoing collaboration among teachers.

The trained teachers have received internationally recognised certification for teacher mentoring through Pearson’s Teacher Education and Leadership Academy (TELA), accredited by Edexcel, UK’s largest awarding body.

So far, over 180 teachers with teaching specialization in English, mathematics and science were selected from across the six education districts in the state and trained in Models of Effective Learning and Teaching as well as coaching and mentoring skills.

From this group, 25 were selected and trained as Master Mentors who would coordinate the mentoring program at the district level, and ensure that the program cascades by training new teacher mentors.

Ms. Ronke Azeez, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Lagos Eko Project expressed satisfaction with the program and its capacity-building potential for Lagos State teachers.